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As part of the national effort to raise awareness of safe digging practices, and encourage the use of 811 to request locates of underground facilities, the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC) board of directors worked with Governor Kitzhaber to issue a proclamation naming April 2012 “Oregon Safe Digging Month”. In the proclamation the Governor has […]
One Call Concepts, Inc. (OCC) commissioned Paul Jr. Designs to create the 811 Damage Prevention Bike. The 811 Bike was unveiled at the 2011 Greater Chesapeake Damage Prevention Training Conference November 2, 2011, in Ocean City, Maryland. A second unveiling will take place at the Common Ground Alliance Conference scheduled for March 6-8, 2012 at […]
This past year, OUNC spent $40,000 worth of advertising promoting Call 811 on Northwest Radio in particular on the Lars Larson show. On behalf of the Board of Director’s, Adam Franco, of the One Call Center was interviewed on the show. By using the pilot initiative used by Indiana 811 to look for a fresh […]
As part of the national effort to raise awareness of safe digging practices, and encourage the use of 811 to request locates of underground facilities. The Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC) board of directors worked with Governor Kitzhaber to issue a proclamation naming April 2011 “Oregon Safe Digging Month”. In the proclamation the Governor has […]
The Locator Training classes sponsored by OUNC have filled up quickly. We have held 6 successful classes. 195 Locators have received training. The majority of the costs for these classes are underwritten by the OUNC and are offered to you at only $100 per person. The class is limited to the first 40 registrants, and […]
There were over 1,500 attendees each day at the Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health Conference held March 7-10, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center. OUNC’s booth looked great with the addition of our new mascot, Bud, Jr. For the first time ever at the GOSH Conference, skilled forklift operators competed for cash prizes at […]
Processing locates on the Internet is FUN! No sitting on hold! No waiting for an operator to answer the phone. You can process your requests 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Registering to process your locate requests online is easy. Go to www.callbeforeyoudig.org – click the icon that guides you to the professional […]
A Contractor’s Breakfast sponsored by LBUCC and ELUCC was held at NW Natural’s offices in Albany recently and was a success again this year. This breakfast has been going on annually for the past few years and has provided an opportunity for both utilities and contractors to get together over breakfast to discuss their success […]
On January 13, 2010 the OUNC Board of Directors took some time at their monthly board meeting to honor a couple of their members for service above and beyond the call. Gary Hyatt of Northwest Natural Gas who participated as one of the crafters of the One Call Law retired from the board in November […]
Oregon Dig Law Mini Class: During a play session within the preschool a couple of the kids were playing in the dirt when one of them yelled “We need to be careful of the electric wires underground.” One of the teachers is the daughter of NW Natural employee Carmen Giancana who thought that it would […]
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